Ready Set Coach Podcast

In this bonus episode, Emily Merrell and Lexie Smith, co-founders of Ready Set Coach, break down what the Ready Set Coach Program actually is! Learn what’s involved, the nuts and bolts of the program, who it’s for, what topics are covered, what makes the program unique, and when doors are open to their next and upcoming cohorts. 

Here’s what you’ll learn: 

• All about the Ready Set Coach Program
• The different iterations the program has gone through
• What the program looks like today
• Who this program is geared toward serving
• The nitty gritty details of how the program works
• What they dive into during bi-weekly meetings 
• The types of modules they cover
• What makes the program unique
• And More!

Follow Em & Lex on Instagram at @readysetcoachprogram

Learn more about the Ready Set Coach Program at Readysetcoachprogram.com

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This week, Emily Merrell and Lexie Smith outline different ways to monetize a coaching business. They speak to the importance of diversifying your revenue streams and exploring the various products and services that can seamlessly be added to a coaching business model.  

Here’s what you’ll learn: 

• Tips on how to diversify your coaching offering suite
• Ideas on how to create more revenue streams within your pre-existing business
• What affiliate marketing can do for your coaching business as an added revenue stream
• How to monetize partnerships and collaborations with other businesses
• What passive income and how can it be added to your coaching business
• Different things you can offer on an online store that makes sense for coaching
• How to create and monetize a membership for your coaching practice
• How speaking, events, writing, podcasts, and moderation can act as added revenue streams 
• And More!

This week, Emily Merrell and Lexie Smith dive into the world of Client Relations and break down how to deal with client red flags in the coaching industry. They share lessons learned the hard way, and how to ethically and professionally deal with a variety of challenging client issues in real-time - from clients wanting out of a contract to say no to the wrong fit, to payment issues, and beyond. 

Here’s what you’ll learn: 

• Tips on how to handle a client who wants to break the contract
• Different ways to productively decline working with a client if they’re the wrong fit.
• Em & Lex’s personal experiences dealing with different client red flags
• How to approach tough client conversations professionally
• What to do when you encounter billing problems with a client
• Best practices for seamless client billing
• What your job is as a coach and what it isn’t
• And more! 

Follow Em & Lex on Instagram at @readysetcoachprogram

Learn more about the Ready Set Coach Program at Readysetcoachprogram.com

Learn more about Six Degrees Society and THEPRBAR inc.

In this episode, Emily Merrell and Lexie Smith break down ways to avoid burnout when launching your coaching business, revenue stream, or side hustle. They provide personal tips that have enabled them to avoid burnout in their own businesses and share a variety of actionable strategies that will enable and empower coaches to put their health first (without their business paying the price.)  

Here’s what you’ll learn: 

• Tips on taking inventory on how to best time block according to your personal energy levels
• Strategies on how to keep yourself accountable for prioritizing wellness 
• Advice on how to create sustainable systems for your business to grow
• How Em & Lex have personally avoided burnout when launching and growing their own businesses
• Different systems the pair have utilized to schedule out content and recurring business activities
• Why it makes sense to prioritize wellness if you truly want to grow your coaching business in the long term
• And more!

Follow Em & Lex on Instagram at @readysetcoachprogram

Learn more about the Ready Set Coach Program at Readysetcoachprogram.com

Learn more about Six Degrees Society and THEPRBAR inc.

In this episode, your hosts talk about how to extend the lifecycle of working with coaching clients looking at the ladder of business offerings and how to get clients in the door, to continue working with them in different capacities throughout your offerings. They break down mindset hurdles for selling to clients that have already been sold. 

Here’s what you’ll learn: 

• The ladders Em and Lex offer in their own businesses
• Supporting clients through many phases of their lives and businesses
• Ways to come up with conversations to sell to clients you’ve already sold
• Continuing support for clients as you work with them with a different offering
• Tips on making sure the invite to continue working with them is in place
• What the ladder is and you present it to your clients 
• And More!

Follow Em & Lex on Instagram at @readysetcoachprogram

Learn more about the Ready Set Coach Program at Readysetcoachprogram.com

Learn more about Six Degrees Society and THEPRBAR inc.

This week’s episode focuses on how much it costs to launch and grow a new coaching business or side hustle. From basic legal start-up costs to software to tech, creative services, and much more, Emily Merrell and Lexie Smith share where they personally invested when launching and where they got scrappy, and provide insight on how others can do the same.

Here’s what you’ll learn: 

• How they approached business costs when first starting out - where they got scrappy, and where they invested
• The various investment categories that go into starting a coaching business
• Different software and hidden business fees to keep on your radar
• Places they wish they had and hadn’t spent money on 
• Actual costs for various software and areas needed to run a legal business
• Homework on how you can begin to budget launching a coaching business
• And More! 

Follow Em & Lex on Instagram at @readysetcoachprogram

Learn more about the Ready Set Coach Program at Readysetcoachprogram.com

Learn more about Six Degrees Society and THEPRBAR inc.

This week’s episode focuses on finding your perfect coaching niche. Emily Merrell and Lexie Smith discuss common mistakes, how they found their own perfect coaching niche, and how they allowed their ideal client to evolve as their businesses grew. They give real-life examples, tangle tips, and much more. 

Here’s what you’ll learn: 

• Key points to keep in mind when finding and selecting a coaching niche
• How you can marry your passion with a problem to solve
• Unique coaches and niches they’ve seen over the years
• How they selected their first coaching niche, and how it evolved over time
• How to curate your language to attract whoever your ideal client is
• Tips on how to meet your clients where they’re at
• How to identify elements that create or evolve your niche into something else 

Follow Em & Lex on Instagram at @readysetcoachprogram

Learn more about the Ready Set Coach Program at Readysetcoachprogram.com

Learn more about Six Degrees Society and THEPRBAR inc.

Emily Merrell and Lexie Smith break down the 4 Ms of a successful coaching business – Management, Mindset, Money & Messaging. They reflect on their own journey in their coaching businesses and how these 4 Ms have created successful businesses both for themselves and their clients.

Here’s what you’ll learn: 

• The 4Ms of a successful coaching business
• How mindset comes into play in your business
• The importance of knowing your numbers
• Tips on management and how to create a successful business using such
• The importance of messaging - and tips
• The importance of positioning yourself as an expert in your field - and how to do so
• Ideas on what people aren’t taking advantage of when it comes to messaging
• How the 4 Ms come into play in the Ready Set Coach Program
• Organization and development tips to help uplevel your coaching business
• And More! 

Follow Em & Lex on Instagram at @readysetcoachprogram

Learn more about the Ready Set Coach Program at Readysetcoachprogram.com

Learn more about Six Degrees Society and THEPRBAR inc.

Hosts Emily Merrell and Lexie Smith look back on the past year and walk through different exercises on how to reflect, reset, and refresh heading into the New Year. From personal growth to business achievements and more, this episode is packed full of helpful takeaways, tips, and challenges for all listeners. 

Here’s what you’ll learn: 

• Different accomplishments that your hosts had in 2022
• How to challenge yourself to reflect outside of your defaults
• Reflection questions to ask yourself 
• Tips on ways to reflect 
• Tips on ways to then physically and mentally reset after that reflection 
• Exercises for how to refresh for the new year both personally and professionally
• And more! 

This week’s episode outlines some essential skills for effective coaching from everything from concepts of asking questions, and active listening, to challenging your clients when needed, Em and Lex drop some tips for essential skills to have for an effective coaching strategy that will help solidify your time with your clients. 

Here’s what you’ll learn: 

• Skills to have as a coach 
• The art of active listening with your clients
• Different types of solution mapping
• Actionable steps to give your clients 
• Being able to take control of sessions with clients and keeping everyone on track
• Differences between coaching and therapy 
• Questions that can be helpful to ask their clients
• Ways to keep clients on track and hold clients accountable
• And more tips on essential skills for coaching

Follow Em & Lex on Instagram at @readysetcoachprogram

Learn more about the Ready Set Coach Program at Readysetcoachprogram.com

Learn more about Six Degrees Society and THEPRBAR inc.